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on January 28, 2009

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I guess its time to do an update.. frankly I'd forgotten I even had this account.. and re-reading I can see why I decided to stop writing.. bleugh..

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The Backlog - Episode 1 - Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Backlog. I'm moving pretty rapidly on this concept - as I have 314 games presently in the game list and we're burning daylight.
Since this is the first episode and honestly I've not quite figured out what I want to do just yet I went ahead and used a random number generator to pick our first title. Much to my delight - that game ended up being one I've spent Hundreds of hours playing alone and with friends. Before I dive into the personal perspective on Heroes III I figure I'll include the historical info on the game, and an embedded link to the twitch stream.
A little warning - the Twitch broadcast is a little dry.

Brekton: Godfall Ascension - Character Concepts and Skills

Today's post is a result of my ongoing discussion on game design and adapting your chosen system to fit your ideal setting. It'll get a little mechanical but I'll try and keep it out of the weeds for those who don't want to grok the mechanics of character advancement in the d20-ish systems.

First off... lets talk about choices.

Choices are the most important thing in my games. Sure there are these messy rules that limit what you or I can do in a simulated world, but ultimately for me to enjoy a game as either a storyteller or a player I have to feel like the results of the situation are based upon choice not fate.

When I've most enjoyed games, especially tabletop role-playing games, I think back and realize that it was my sense of connection, ownership and agency that most contributed to maximizing the impact of the game. I resonate when I get to make a decision and see the outcome.

This, I guess, is also true in life.

Theme Change

Jared told me to stop living in the mid 2000's.

I have now moved into the early 2010's.

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